Dr. Priya Abraham: For the love of virology

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Dr. Priya Abraham: For the love of virology

December 1, 2021

Dr. Priya Abraham, director of the National Institute of Virology, profiled in Forbes India. As the head of the National Institute of Virology, her team came across the first sample of Covid-19 in India and isolated the SARS-Cov-2 virus. Read Abraham’s perspective on how virology can help cure diseases from infections to cancer, and more. Read more at Forbes India

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Dr. Gagandeep Kang (Batch ’81) Participated in the India-US Health Partnership roundtable on “Vaccine for All”

February 24, 2022

The Indian Embassy in the United States organized a roundtable on “Vaccine for All” as part of the India-US Health Partnership. The event was conducted virtually in February 2022. The Ambassador

New Jersey’s Only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center Names Director for Phase I Clinical Trials and Investigational Therapeutics

February 15, 2022

Enhancing its commitment to providing the most advanced treatment options for cancer patients through clinical trials, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey has named Sanjay Goel, MD, MS as director of its

Dr. Alok Srivastava Presents a Promising Experimental Hemophilia Therapy at the 63rd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition

December 14, 2021

Fitusiran, an experimental hemophilia therapy administered through a monthly subcutaneous injection, met its primary endpoint in a phase III trial being presented at the 63rd American Society of Hematology (ASH)

Dr. Preman Singh (MBBS batch of 1983) Awarded the Peter Beaconsfield Runner-up Prize in Molecular Genetics at Oxford University in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG).

September 28, 2021

The Wilson Group – the assessors of the Peter Beaconsfield Prize have awarded Dr. Preman Singh the £250 Runner-up Prize. The prize is intended to reward young researchers who are

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CMC Alumni in the News

Dr. Priya Abraham: For the love of virology

Other Alumni in the News

Dr. Gagandeep Kang (Batch ’81) Participated in the India-US Health Partnership roundtable on “Vaccine for All”

New Jersey’s Only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center Names Director for Phase I Clinical Trials and Investigational Therapeutics

Dr. Alok Srivastava Presents a Promising Experimental Hemophilia Therapy at the 63rd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition

Dr. Preman Singh (MBBS batch of 1983) Awarded the Peter Beaconsfield Runner-up Prize in Molecular Genetics at Oxford University in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG).

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